Friday, May 9, 2008

"Gal" Friday(s) just keep on "Dancing"

Not so much for the has-been performers who appear there to shake a leg, or the plethora of sports figures (whose fan base keeps them alive from one week to the next, talented dancer or not).

No for me it's the delicious assortment of fetching female dancers who sadly get paired up all too often with real schmuck male stars who can barely walk and chew bubble gum at the same time, let alone swirl across the ballroom floor.

So here is a a big heads up to four of my faves: Karina Smirnoff (who really got cheated out of a well-earned win with partner Mario Lopez a couple of years ago). Emmett Smith of the NFL (who along with his partner,Cheryl Burke) beat them out, is one of those sports guys whose fans overly supported him beyond his actual dancing abilities. Cheryl winning back-to-back trophies was the only positive note on that sorry occasion.

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How it all began ....

In 1933, publishers at Eastern Color Press, intent to make better use of their printing equipment (which frequently sat idle between jobs), came up with the idea of printing an 8-page comic section that could be folded down from the large broadsheet to a smaller 9-inch by 12-inch format. The result was the first modern comic book. Containing reprints of newspaper comic strips, this experimental comic book titled "Funnies On Parade" was given away for free. It proved so popular that the following year Eastern published "Famous Funnies" and took the bold step of selling the comic for ten cents through chain stores. The enterprise was a smashing success and Eastern began churning out numerous reprints on a monthly basis. Other publishers, eager to get in on the profits, jumped on the bandwagon and the comic book industry was born!